Board

Our Board is a group of dedicated volunteers who care deeply about our mission of serving youth aging out of foster care. Acting as advocates and ambassadors, they help guide the big-picture direction of Marvin’s Home. They also connect with donors and open doors to new partnerships to ensure we have the financial resources necessary to grow and sustain our work. The Board’s leadership ensures that each young person we serve is able to live in a home where they feel comfortable and secure, and where they can start a new chapter in their lives.

Mel McDaniel

Executive Director

Mel McDaniel

Executive Director

Mel founded Marvin’s Home in 2019. She is a residential designer in the greater Philadelphia area helping clients make homes they love since 2006. Marvin’s Home was inspired by the excess in the interior design world and also Mel’s experience with social work.

Kristin Hayes

President

Kristin Hayes

President

Kristin and her husband Tom, have been supporting Marvin’s Home since the opening event in April of 2022. Mel started working for them in 2020 doing design work. Kristin is retired and also a professor at Penn State. She spent 20 years as Assistant Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Pennsylvania.

Marisa Graziano

Vice President

Marisa Graziano

Vice President

Marisa joined the board in May 2022 after being introduced to Marvin’s Home through her daughter, Olivia Gorman, who is Mel’s business partner in The Frame Shop by Olive and Melon in Skippack. She enjoys volunteering to assist with installations and contributing her expertise in marketing and strategic planning to further the mission of Marvin’s Home.

Marisa currently serves as AVP of Marketing Strategy and Transformation at Vizient, Inc., where she leads initiatives focused on innovation, growth, and strategic alignment across the organization. Prior to Vizient, she held various leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, spanning both the pharmaceutical and consumer product sectors.

In addition to her work with Marvin’s Home, Marisa is an active board member of the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), reflecting her ongoing commitment to community and advocacy.

Amanda Trayes

Amanda Trayes

Amanda has worked in the field of education since the 1990s, first as a writer and editor at Temple and Penn, then as a college counselor at independent schools in the United States and overseas. She currently reads undergraduate applications for the University of California, Berkeley and volunteers with various nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia area.

Rebecca Bayles

Rebecca is Mel’s sister and has been boots on the ground helping with Marvin’s Home since day one. She has been the organizing force behind our big events and a phone call away for all time sensitive advice, editing and encouragement. Rebecca is a director at Deloitte, USA and gives motivational speeches to women in business.

Peter Breslow

Peter Breslow

Peter is the founder and CEO of the outstanding public relations business, PBPR. He has brought his vision and insight working with Mel & Olivia’s design and framing businesses. He is now bringing his experience, relationships and passion to MH. His team did an install in early August and their energy and enthusiasm made it an unforgettable day.

Rene Schleicher

Rene Schleicher

Rene Schleicher, owner of Rene’s Fabric Armor, met Mel through the design industry and was inspired by Marvin’s Home’s mission. She believes the interior design community is the perfect partner in creating warm, inviting homes for youth aging out of foster care and has brought that mission front and center to her clients and the designers she works with.

Rebecca Wein

Becky founded WEIN Interiors in 2001 and has been involved in a number of philanthropic organizations including The Philadelphia Antiques Show, Alex‘s Lemonade Stand, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Greener Partners, and has held a number of fundraising positions for her children’s schools.

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